PARADISE LOST. Illustrated by Gustave Doré. Edited, with Notes and a Life of Milton, by Robert Vaughan, D.D.

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A handsome printing and edition of Doré's classic illustrations for Milton's Paradise Lost, one of the great poems in the language. With 50 magnificent plates after engravings by Gustave Doré. Large, tall folio, in the publisher’s original blue cloth, the upper cover paneled in blind stamped with the image of Milton at the center, and lettered in black above and below the portrait, the spine lettered in gilt and black and decorated in blind. A very handsome issue. lxii, 329 pp. A fine copy, internally extremely fresh and clean, unusually firm and sturdy for the printing, the binding very handsome with bright cloth and bright gilt, rarely found so due to the massive size of the text-block, the boards and hinges in excellent condition and near as pristine. A VERY HANDSOME COPY, FRESH AND CLEAN AND A VERY PLEASING PRESENTATION OF THIS GREAT WORK, NOT OFTEN FOUND IN ORIGINAL CLOTH. John Milton’s PARADISE LOST, one of the greatest works of the English language, is most appropriately met by the magnificent engravings of Gustave Doré. The powerful and mood-inspiring images make this one of the greatest issues of a true classic yet produced. The poem has remained one of the greatest classics of modern English vernacular, indeed some say, that it constitutes the beginning of modern English poetry and literature. This edition retains the classic marriage of illustration and verse and is particularly attractive in its pressing and design. Bookseller Inventory #

Book Description Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co., London, Paris and New York. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Illustrated by Gustave Doré. (illustrator). First Thus. Brownish-red Leather hardcover, title in gilt to the front, fore end has gilt edging. Minor dust staining throughout, with the odd grubby fingerprint. Tissue guards to the prints in some cases torn, but present. Circa 1870-1885. John Milton[9 December 1608 ¿ 8 November 1674] was an English poet, polemicist, man of letters, and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious flux and political upheaval, and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost (1667), written in blank verse. Milton's poetry and prose reflect deep personal convictions, a passion for freedom and self-determination, and the urgent issues and political turbulence of his day. Writing in English, Latin, Greek, and Italian, he achieved international renown within his lifetime, and his celebrated Areopagitica (1644), written in condemnation of pre-publication censorship, is among history's most influential and impassioned defense of free speech and freedom of the press. Bookseller Inventory # 001059

Book Description Cassell, Petter and Galpin, London. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Illustrated by Gustave Dore. (illustrator). First Thus. Green full hide boards, with gilt title, undated, some wear to leading edges. Minor foxing to the free end papers all-in-all one extremely good copy. All gilt edges. Circa 1865-1880. John Milton[9 December 1608 ¿ 8 November 1674] was an English poet, polemicist, man of letters, and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious flux and political upheaval, and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost (1667), written in blank verse. Milton's poetry and prose reflect deep personal convictions, a passion for freedom and self-determination, and the urgent issues and political turbulence of his day. Writing in English, Latin, Greek, and Italian, he achieved international renown within his lifetime, and his celebrated Areopagitica (1644), written in condemnation of pre-publication censorship, is among history's most influential and impassioned defense of free speech and freedom of the press. Bookseller Inventory # 001068